My orchid is getting really dry but I have watered it ple...
The flowers are flaking off just on the pink one idk if it’s getting too much sun or what
4ft to light, direct
4” pot without drainage
Last watered 4 days ago
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First off: I'm not sure anything is wrong. When you look for problems, the leaves are always more important than the flowers and they look okay. If it were truly dehydrated, you would see limpness and wrinkles in the leaves. Flowers drying could be a sign of stress (which they very often get, when moving to our home or we maybe do not provide perfect care) or just the natural end of their bloom cycle.
That being said, it's never wrong to take a look at the roots. If you feel you water normally and your orchid doesn't get enough water, it's likely there is a root issue. It's a good idea to repot orchids from the shop after their first bloom with you anyway, because the medium is likely old and they still have that very dense sponge like nursery plug in the middle that needs removing. And maybe the leaves do look just a little bit limp. And doing that, you can see best if there really is a problem with the rot system.
For future reference: most of the time we over- rather than underwater. Only water when you see silver roots in the substrate (aerial roots don't count) or you see that the substrate is dry. If the Orchid shows signs of dehydration as mentioned above, check the roots.
The most common killer with orchids is rot. Which is also why I would remove the moss from all those leaves on top the leaves of your orchids. It should *not* be near there. No water should get on the stem or the leaf joints at all, let alone for a prolonged time because of wet moss on top of it.
Last but not least: if you want good repotting tutorials, I recommend miss orchid girl on youtube. She really is great and also has a great first bloom aftercare tutorial, which answers most questions orchid beginners might have.
That being said, it's never wrong to take a look at the roots. If you feel you water normally and your orchid doesn't get enough water, it's likely there is a root issue. It's a good idea to repot orchids from the shop after their first bloom with you anyway, because the medium is likely old and they still have that very dense sponge like nursery plug in the middle that needs removing. And maybe the leaves do look just a little bit limp. And doing that, you can see best if there really is a problem with the rot system.
For future reference: most of the time we over- rather than underwater. Only water when you see silver roots in the substrate (aerial roots don't count) or you see that the substrate is dry. If the Orchid shows signs of dehydration as mentioned above, check the roots.
The most common killer with orchids is rot. Which is also why I would remove the moss from all those leaves on top the leaves of your orchids. It should *not* be near there. No water should get on the stem or the leaf joints at all, let alone for a prolonged time because of wet moss on top of it.
Last but not least: if you want good repotting tutorials, I recommend miss orchid girl on youtube. She really is great and also has a great first bloom aftercare tutorial, which answers most questions orchid beginners might have.
I just took another look at the picture and noticed a color break in the flowers. So there really might be an issue. Since the leaves thankfully show no sign of a virus, I would assume it's a reaction to stress. Most of the time when there are unopened buds and the flowers are dropping already there is an underlying issue If . you've bought it recently however, it might just have received the wrong treatment in the shop. That happens a lot.
As a sidenote: I've noticed your card says, they get direct light for several hours. Although phalaenopsis orchids like more light than many think, it should always be indirect, unless you've tested out gradually that it's not too intense. They do tend to get sunburned otherwise.
As a sidenote: I've noticed your card says, they get direct light for several hours. Although phalaenopsis orchids like more light than many think, it should always be indirect, unless you've tested out gradually that it's not too intense. They do tend to get sunburned otherwise.